Orchard Learning Resource Centre

About the library

The Orchard Learning Resource Centre is situated on our Selly Oak Campus, approximately one mile from the main campus in Edgbaston along the Bristol Rd.

Opening hours

Saturday 20 June - Sunday 30 August 2015

Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 19:00

Saturday - 10:00 - 14:00

Sunday - closed

Monday 31 August 2015

closed

Tuesday 1 September - Sunday 27 September 2015

Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 19:00

Saturday - 10:00 - 14:00

Sunday - closed

Facilities

Study spaces

OLRC has over 140 study spaces spread across three halls and seven individual study carrels. There is a group study room on the ground floor which can accommodate 8-12 people.

Computers

There are computer clusters in each of the three subject halls on the first floor of the main building. You will need your ADF username and password to use these computers.

Green Room

An innovative, multi-mode learning suite situated on the ground floor of the library. One side of the suite takes the form of a quiet reading and study area, with comfortable seating for more than thirty in various configurations. The other side is a technology-rich area containing twelve PCs, screened areas for group work, three plasma screens, and an interactive Smart board, at which students can work individually or in groups.

Wireless network

Wireless access is available throughout the library.

Photocopying and printing

There is a black and white printer/photocopier and a colour printer/scanner on the ground floor. Further black and white photocopier/printers are located in each hall on the first floor. All printers and copiers operate via the charged printing system. There is an autoloader in the foyer where you can add credit to your printing account.

Laminating and binding

Self-service equipment is provided for binding and laminating. Please purchase binding covers, spines and laminates from the Service Point on the ground floor.

Stationery

Items of stationery including notebooks, pens and memory sticks can be purchased from the Service Point on the ground floor.

Teaching Wing

The teaching wing offers modern purpose-built teaching accommodation including two seminar rooms located within the library, and two PC clusters (in room G.05 on the ground floor, and in room 103 on the first floor). When facilities are not in use for teaching, University members have drop-in access to the PCs. All rooms are centrally bookable for teaching. Please check the Learning Spaces website for details.

Floorplans

Please click on the following links to see a detailed floor plan of each zone:

Arabic Collection

Oriental Collection

This collection in Chinese, Japanese and Korean, covers religion in Asia, including Christian theology and mission.

Availability of materials

Pressure on space dictates that some material is housed in closed access stacks. Material from the stacks has to be collected by library staff, and may not be immediately available. Visitors are advised to contact the library in advance to check on the availability of material.

The Mingana collection of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts, plus the Harold Turner collection of documents on the subject of African Initiated Churches, previously housed in the OLRC, are now located in the Cadbury Research Library.

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